Archibald Nye Military person

Lieutenant-General Sir Archibald Edward Nye, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, KCB, KBE, MC (23 April 1895 – 13 November 1967) was a British Army general officer who served in both World War I and World War II. In the latter he served as Vice Chief of the Imperial General Staff.After World War II he served as Governor of Madras - after which appointment Nehru asked for him to stay on as High Commissioner in India. He subsequently served as High Commissioner to Canada.

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Birth date	April 23, 1895
Birth place	Dublin
Date of death	November 13, 1967
Place of death	London

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award	Order of the Star of India
military operations	World War I
military branch	British Army
military command	Nowshera Brigade (1939 - 1940) Vice Chief of the Imperial General Staff (1941 - 1945)
service start	1914
service end	1946